Hi,
I may be a bit late to answer your query but here goes. My Miyabi Srandard needed re-tipping and like you I learned of Takeda not working anymore. So I decided to, instead of re-tipping to get another cartridge. Big mistake. I got a Ikeda 9TT based their superb reputation. Well, to be brief, it just had none of the magic of the Miyabi. Less 3-D, no comparison in dynamics, and on and on. So I gto rid of it in a matter of weeks. At this point I realized I could continue buying cartidges that would never measure up to the Miyabi. So I had Soundsmith do the re-tip. Happy to say this as about 2 years ago. I went for their premium job. That meant a different type cantilever - boron and stylus line contact. It sounds superb. All the magical qualities of the Takeda's masterpiece are still there. FYI - since all of this went down I read Syntax's comment referring to the new Ikeda cartridges as fake. I also read a number of glowing reviews of the 9TT. Now I know who not to pay attention to for audio
advice.
I may be a bit late to answer your query but here goes. My Miyabi Srandard needed re-tipping and like you I learned of Takeda not working anymore. So I decided to, instead of re-tipping to get another cartridge. Big mistake. I got a Ikeda 9TT based their superb reputation. Well, to be brief, it just had none of the magic of the Miyabi. Less 3-D, no comparison in dynamics, and on and on. So I gto rid of it in a matter of weeks. At this point I realized I could continue buying cartidges that would never measure up to the Miyabi. So I had Soundsmith do the re-tip. Happy to say this as about 2 years ago. I went for their premium job. That meant a different type cantilever - boron and stylus line contact. It sounds superb. All the magical qualities of the Takeda's masterpiece are still there. FYI - since all of this went down I read Syntax's comment referring to the new Ikeda cartridges as fake. I also read a number of glowing reviews of the 9TT. Now I know who not to pay attention to for audio
advice.